This is a course for legal professionals and translators who want
to gain further insights into the language of lawyers prevailing
in the US. They will then be introduced to the functioning of the
American legal system, they will analyze actual cases and go
through the vocabulary of three important areas of American Law.
It may also serve as preparatory course for those professionals
who wish to continue their studies in an American University

This course is addressed to those legal professionals who need to
acquire or improve their writing skills in a field-specific
environment. When lawyers draft contracts, they do not do it from
scratch, as they usually deal with templates and documents that
have already been drafted. Still, they have a labor-intensive
task that requires an understanding of legal documents, training
in reading and language expertise for their drafting tasks. How
can I structure a condition to make it more flexible? Is the verb
‘may’ interchangeable with ‘might’? How can I punctuate the
contract to make it more communicative? These are some of the
questions and challenges that will be answered in this course.

- Introduction to Common Law and its relevance in law today.
Fridays, 9 to 10.30 am. (10 hours of study. ARS 650). Starting
date: February 28th. For example? Why is there a Court of
Chancery in the State of Delaware? …..You will understand many
aspects of today’s reality of the American and British Legal
System today.